Gabriel Moreno and Dave Burn

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Join two of the most interesting voices from the alternative country and folk London scene together in a double-header at the iconic Folklore Rooms in Brighton. The two singer-songwriters will be playing their top songs from their repertoire plus performing together in some numbers.

Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel Moreno is Gibraltarian singer-songwriter, currently based in London. An irresistibly engaging performer, he combines a latin exuberance and passion with a rare lyrical calibre (he is also an accomplished poet, with 16 books published to date). Performing on nylon string guitar and accompanied by extremely talented musicians on violin, piano and bass creates a live experience that has been described as ”Taberna Folk” - at once both energetic and intimate, anarchic and absorbing
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He has thrilled audiences across South America, the USA and Europe, including recent sets at UK festivals Wilderness, (2021) The Great British Folk Festival, (2022) Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, (2023) UK West Coast Folk Festival, (2024) and a year long European tour of his latest album Nights In the Belly of Bohemia (2025).

Moreno’s unique artistic voice lies in the meeting and fusion of different identities. Born and raised in Gibraltar, a British territory bordering southern Spain and just 8 miles from Africa, he has since lived and performed across the world, absorbing influences from music, literature and art everywhere he went. Now considered one of the most compelling and distinctive artists in London's thriving folk and roots scene, he was previously the longtime curator and host of the legendary Lantern Society folk club, and in 2022 was awarded the title of Cultural Ambassador of Gibraltar.

Moreno has been championed by the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews, with his sonorous baritone and poetical lyrics often seeing him compared to such luminary wordsmiths as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and Bill Callahan and receiving high praise by the underground folk press. His music has been played in BBC6 radio, all BBC local stations and is a favourite addition of many folk radios such as Strange Brew.

Dave Burn
London singer-songwriter Dave A pioneer of UK alt-country, he co-founded the harmony-heavy
ahab with Callum Adamson, and later joined indie Americana ‘supergroup’ Orphan
Colours. Along with two solo albums - 2017’s Arizona and 2025’s Medium Dave +
Friends - he also records as duo The Marriage with Kirsten Adamson and has written
songs with Danny & The Champions Of The World, Blair Dunlop, Danni Nicholls,
Benjamin Folke Thomas, Katzenjammer. Burn’s music takes elements of Brit folk artists
such as Richard Thompson and American singer-songwriters from Tim Rose to Tom
Petty, then blends them with the sound of classic London indie bands and UK
Americana, topped off with literary, twisting lyrics examining both life’s biggest questions
and it’s most fascinating ordinary moments